Naomi and her husband, Elimelech, had two grown sons, Mahlon and Chilion, and lived in Bethlehem many centuries ago. Because of a severe famine in Judah, this family migrated to Moab on the east side of the Dead Sea. While there, Elimelech died and Mahlobn and Chilion married two Moabite women – Ruth and Orpah respectively. After ten years, Naomi’s two sons died. Naomi heard the famine had ended, and decided to return to her people, the Jews in Bethlehem. Her two daughters-in-law pleaded to go with, but Naomi urged them to turn back saying, “It grieves me very much Read More
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Searching and Searching! Part 1
Grace set out in search of something, but it’s nothing she’s lost. What then? She met a woman along the way, and she is searching for something as well. The two women become instant friends. They walk together along a winding path chatting casually until Grace spies a dust-covered book lying half-buried in the ground. What in the world? “Letters from the Past,” the title read. Grace fans through the book and is astonished to see each of the letters was addressed to her. Then, Merci pages through it and was equally surprised to see her name as the recipient Read More